Budding mathematicians will be aware that their number is up as this year has been designated World Maths Year by the International Mathematical Union. Packs and computer material will be winging their way to your schools over the coming months as part of a campaign to help students make the most of this initiative. The promotional material is sponsored by McVitie's biscuits and KP snacks. If your school hasn't yet received a registration pack as part of this great movement, you are invited to call 1890 70 50 80 or visit www.mathsstuff4schools.com
DIT's annual information day is scheduled for Saturday, January 22nd, at DIT Bolton Street. The day is aimed at students intending to apply for full-time courses this year at DIT. Pre-booking is not necessary. DIT academic staff will make presentations four times during the day at 10.00 a.m, 11.30 a.m, 1.00 p.m and 2.30 p.m. At the end of each presentation, students will be invited to ask questions and meet the academic panel. According to DIT's admissions office, it is essential that students arrive as early as possible to ensure that they get full value from the day.
WHILE it's worth remembering that later this year the engineering faculty in DIT will hold an open day for Transition Year students, in March the institute proposes to hold two days on Thursday 9th and Friday 10th for students who want to do engineering. For more information contact Vincent O'Hora, the admissions officer at DIT, at the institute's administrative headquarters at 30 Upper Pembroke Street, Dublin, fax (01) 402 3399 or phone (01) 402 3000.
UCD's faculty of commerce will hold an open information evening for those who are interested in its bachelor of commerce (international) degree programme today. The information session will be held between 7.30 p.m. to 9.00 p.m. in lecture theatre C201 at the Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business, UCD, Carysfort Avenue, Blackrock, Co Dublin. The evening will commence with a detailed presentation of the programme and end with a chance for students to meet staff form the commerce faculty, the relevant language departments from the arts faculty and also current and past students.
ART lovers in Cork may like to check out a two-woman show currently running at Cork IT's Exhibition Centre. The work of Teresa Collins and Deirdre Morgan, two graduates of the Crawford College of Art and Design, will be on view until Thursday, February 3rd. The centre is open between 10.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m., Mondays to Fridays.
LSB College's open afternoon will be held next week, Wednesday, January 26th, between 2.00 p.m. and 5.00 p.m. The college recently announced its amalgamation with Dublin Business School. This has resulted in a student population of 4,000. It will not effect those students who are currently enrolled at either college who will complete their existing programmes and will be eligible for existing awards. Anyone applying through the CAO system to either college should apply as they normally would by placing the relevant course code on their CAO application form. For more information contact Siobhan Kerr, admissions officer at DBS, at (01) 417 7500 or fax (01) 417 7543.
